What's on over Easter

Easter Saturday, April 19:

-See the new show from Monster Productions, Why do Bees Buzz? at the Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal, 3pm, family tickets £16. Bookings 01539-725133.

-Watch the Cumbrian Mountain Festival Easter extravaganza, at various sites across Cumbria, also Easter Sunday and Monday. Includes mountain rescue centre open days, helicopter displays, search dog displays, climbing wall challenge and more. For details, visit your local TIC.

-See the Pasche egging play and Furness Morris Men, at Broughton Square, 11.30am; Britannia Inn, Elterwater, 1.30pm; Hawkshead Square, 2.45pm; Grizedale Visitor Centre, 3.45pm. Free, 01229-582969.

-Step out on the Coniston village walk with Mike Humphreys from the Ruskin Museum, departing from Coniston Information Centre at 10.30am. Two miles, two hours, easy. Age ten and up. Booking essential 015394-41533.

Easter Sunday, April 20:

-Browse the antiques and collectors fair at Coronation Hall, Ulverston, 9.30am to 4pm, 60p.

-Spring into Easter at Lake District Visitor Centre at Brockhole, Windermere, from 10am. Local crafts, games, family egg hunts, folk music. Free entry. 015394-46601. Also Monday.

-All aboard for the Campbells on Coniston cruise on Coniston Water, departs Coniston Launch 4.30pm. No booking, 015394-36216.

Easter Monday, April 21:

-Watch the Pasche egging play and Furness Morris Men at Baycliff Green, 10.15am; Dalton Castle, 11.15am; Ulverston Market Place, 12 noon; Swarthmoor Village Hall, 2pm; White Hart, Bouth, 3pm; Cartmel Square, 4pm. Free, 01229-582969.

-Join the LDNPA voluntary warden-guided family stroll to a working Lakeland farm for optional tea and cake (£1.50) and chance to ask questions about the farm. Departing from Ambleside Market Cross Information Centre at 11am. Walk free, pay for optional refresh-ments. Two hours, 2.5 miles, easy.

Tuesday, April 22:

-Discover Castles and Crowns, at Kendal Museum, Station Road, 11am to 12.30pm. Fun activity to learn all about castles, please book in advance (4-7 years), 01539-721374.

Wednesday, April 23:

-Watch as craftspeople demon-strate lace making, basket making, rag rugging, weaving and wood working, at the Museum of Lakeland Life, Abbot Hall, Kendal, 11.30am to 2pm. 01539-722464.

-Enjoy an afternoon with Beatrix Potter expert Beverley Maggs, featuring a lake cruise, bus to Near Sawrey, village tour, tea and cake. Depart Bowness Bay Information Centre at 12.25pm. Booking essential 015394-46601.

Thursday, April 24:

-Admire the Ulverston Society of Artists spring exhibition, at the Supper Room, Coronation Hall, Ulverston, 9am to 5pm. Free. Also Friday and Saturday.

-LEARN about the Tudors and make your own Tudor bag to take home, at Kendal Museum, Station Road, 11am to 12.30pm. Bookings 01539-721374.

-Listen to a humorous lecture at Kendal Town Hall from two key members of the 2001 RAF Everest expedition - will appeal to all ages, 7.30pm. Tickets 01539-725758.

-See Wordsworth's Grasmere join local writer John Nettleton for a walk passing three of the poet's homes. Departing from Grasmere Information Centre at 1.30pm. Three hours, 3.5 miles, easy. Adults £4.50, children £2.50.

Friday, April 25

-Enjoy an introduction to bird song during a guided walk at RSPB Leighton Moss Nature Reserve, 7.30am. 01524-701601.

-Browse the Made in Cumbria Easter craft fair at Rheged, near Penrith. Free entry, 10am to 5pm.

-Go Wild about Walls special event with the Dry Stone Walling Association, departing from Hawkshead Information Centre at 1.30pm. Enjoy an informative walk with an expert to learn about the importance of dry stone walls in the landscape, their history and structure. Five miles, 2.5 hours, easy. Adults £4.50, child £2.50.

Saturday, April 26:

-Cumbria Wildlife Trust work party at Burns Beck Moss Nature Reserve. Meet at Hills Quarry, grid reference SD596 881, 10.30am to 3.30pm. Large damming project to create a weir in the river. Wellingtons and packed lunch essential. 01539-816300.

Sunday, April 27:

-Stagshaw Garden, Ambleside, open in aid of the National Gardens Scheme, 10am to 6.30pm. Fine collection of rhododendrons and azaleas. 015394-88521.

-Cumbria Wildlife Trust work party at Meathop Moss Nature Reserve. Meet at the road verge, grid reference 447 820. Regen-erating tree seedlings, 10.30am to 3.30pm. 01539-816300.

April 10, 2003 12:01